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Finland Jaakko Niskala
#17 Nikko Icebucks / Asia League - 25/26
1-time EIHL Champion 1
Date of Birth
Feb 17, 1999
Position
D
Age
26
Height
6'2" / 187 cm
Place of Birth
Rovaniemi, FIN
Weight
194 lbs / 88 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
R
Youth Team
RoKi
Contract
25/26

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Jaakko Niskala Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2013-14 RoKi U16 U16 Mestis Q 7* 0* 1* 1* 4* -* |
RoKi U16 U16 Mestis 24* 3* 6* 9* 18* -* |
2014-15 Kärpät U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 7* 0* 3* 3* 2* -* |
Kärpät U16 U16 SM-sarja 25* 0* 1* 1* 4* -* | Playoffs 9 0 1 1 2 -
2015-16 Kärpät U18 U18 SM-sarja 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
Kiekko-Laser U18 U18 Mestis Q 5* 1* 2* 3* 2* -* |
Kiekko-Laser U18 U18 Mestis 9* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |
Kiekko-Laser U18 U18 SM-sarja 16* 3* 5* 8* 8* -* |
2016-17 Kärpät U18 U18 SM-sarja 39* 2* 11* 13* 48* -* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 2 -
Kärpät U20 U20 SM-liiga 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* |
2017-18 Kärpät U20 U20 SM-liiga 45* 1* 2* 3* 28* 13* | Playoffs 11 0 0 0 4 6
2018-19 Kärpät U20 U20 SM-liiga 52* 6* 19* 25* 20* 46* | Playoffs 10 2 0 2 10 3
RoKi Mestis 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2019-20 Kärpät U20 U20 SM-liiga 39* 3* 10* 13* 22* 12* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -2
Kärpät Liiga 10* 1* 0* 1* 8* 2* |
2020-21 Kärpät Liiga 19* 0* 0* 0* 4* -5* |
Hermes Mestis 12* 2* 5* 7* 14* 2* |
2021-22 Kärpät Liiga 38* 0* 3* 3* 10* 0* |
HPK Liiga 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* -2* |
2022-23 Kärpät Liiga 7* 0* 0* 0* 4* -1* |
HPK Liiga 22* 0* 3* 3* 10* -10* |
KalPa Liiga 4* 0* 0* 0* 2* -1* |
Hermes Mestis 1* 0* 0* 0* 2* 2* |
2023-24 Amiens Ligue Magnus 42* 1* 14* 15* 17* 17* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 2 1
2024-25 Nottingham Panthers EIHL 47* 3* 10* 13* 34* 29* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 2 -2
2025-26 Nikko Icebucks Asia League 24* 2* 8* 10* 14* 17* |

Jaakko Niskala Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2019-20 Kärpät U20 “A” JCWC 5* 0* 2* 2* 0* 4* |
2023-24 Amiens French Cup 4* 0* 1* 1* 2* -* |
2024-25 Nottingham Panthers EIHL Cup 12* 0* 3* 3* 6* 3* |

Jaakko Niskala Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Asia League 1 24* 2* 8* 10* 0.42* 14* 17* | 0 * * * * * *
EIHL 1 47* 3* 10* 13* 0.28* 34* 29* | 1 4 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 2 * -2 *
EIHL Cup 1 12* 0* 3* 3* 0.25* 6* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
French Cup 1 4* 0* 1* 1* 0.25* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
JCWC 1 5* 0* 2* 2* 0.40* 0* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
Ligue Magnus 1 42* 1* 14* 15* 0.36* 17* 17* | 1 4 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.25 * 2 * 1 *
Liiga 4 103* 1* 6* 7* 0.07* 40* -17* | 0 * * * * * *
Mestis 3 14* 2* 5* 7* 0.50* 16* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 Mestis 1 24* 3* 6* 9* 0.38* 18* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 Mestis Q 1 7* 0* 1* 1* 0.14* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja 1 25* 0* 1* 1* 0.04* 4* -* | 1 9 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.11 * 2 * - *
U16 SM-sarja Q 1 7* 0* 3* 3* 0.43* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 Mestis 1 9* 1* 0* 1* 0.11* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 Mestis Q 1 5* 1* 2* 3* 0.60* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja 2 58* 5* 16* 21* 0.36* 56* -* | 1 3 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 2 * - *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 4 137* 10* 31* 41* 0.30* 70* 69* | 3 22 2 * 0 * 2 * 0.09 * 14 * 7 *

Jaakko Niskala Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/16/2025
07/16/2025 Confirmed Nottingham Panthers Nikko Icebucks
08/06/2024
08/06/2024 Confirmed Amiens Nottingham Panthers
07/18/2023
07/18/2023 Confirmed Kärpät Amiens
01/02/2023
01/02/2023 Loan Kärpät KalPa
09/05/2022
09/05/2022 Loan Kärpät HPK
04/27/2022
04/27/2022 Extension Kärpät Kärpät
12/08/2021
12/08/2021 Loan Kärpät HPK
04/28/2021
04/28/2021 Extension Kärpät Kärpät
09/14/2020
09/14/2020 Loan Kärpät Hermes
05/16/2019
05/16/2019 Extension Kärpät U20 Kärpät